
In September , 1999 the sea lion shown here spent several days near the docks at Race Rocks. Carol Slater, MPA Guardian, took these images of the animal showing a a deep injury probably from a plastic fish-net binding hoop |
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These hoops are sometimes discarded at sea by commercial fishermen, resulting in deadly necklaces for sea lions. In early November, another California sea lion arrived with a similar hoop on his neck. |
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